A New Paradigm for School Wellness: Building Classroom and

Cafeteria Connections

Erica Krepp - United States Department of Agriculture Lea Jaspers - Maryland State Department of Education Jodi Risse - Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Local School Wellness Policies & Team Nutrition Resources

Team Nutrition

Provides curricula, posters, parent handouts, and other resources free of charge to schools

Initiative of the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service to support the Federal Child Nutrition Programs

Aims to improve children’s lifelong eating and physical activity habits

teamnutrition.usda.gov @TeamNutrition

Team Nutrition Training Grants

• Funding since 1995 • $$ goes to State agency • Projects can include:

– Wellness policy training – Sub-grants to fund wellness events and staffing – Culinary training

• See if your State has one!

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/team-nutrition-training-grants

Become a Team Nutrition School! • Show your commitment to helping

students make healthier food choices and be more physically active.

• Collaborate with other Team Nutrition Schools.

• Receive special nutrition education and promotion materials.

Join the Team!

Signing up to be a Team Nutrition School is free and easy using the online form.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/join-team-become-team-nutrition-school

Find a Team Nutrition School! Search using a variety of terms

Once you search, you can also submit a request to update your school’s contact information.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/join-team-become-team-nutrition-school

Background

• 2004 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act – LEAs to establish LWP by SY 2006

• 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act – Section 204: Local School Wellness Policy

Implementation

• Have more whole grains, fruits, and vegetables

• Include only fat-free and low-fat types of milk

• Have less sodium (salt) and solid fats

• Are balanced meals with “right-size” portions for children

As a result of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, school meals:

School Meals Today

MyPlate Guide To School Breakfast/Lunch

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/myplate-guide-school-lunch

Summary of the Final Rule

http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/tn/LWPsummary_finalrule.pdf

Wellness Team Permit certain groups to participate in LWP development, implementation, review and updates:

Parents Students School food authority

representatives PE teachers

School health professionals School board School administrators SNAP-ED coordinators The general public

Final Rule Requirements

• Nutrition guidelines for all foods • Nutrition promotion • Nutrition education • Physical activity • Other school-based activities • Food and beverage marketing

Smart Snacks

in Schools

Nutrition Guidelines for All Foods

• Standards and nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages available, but not sold.

LWP must be consistent with: • Meal Pattern regulation • Smart Snacks regulation

Do You… Coordinate school

fundraisers, Manage a school store

or snack bar, Sell food during the

school day on campus, Manage school vending

machines, or Want healthier foods

on your school’s campus?

Nutrition Promotion Activity Ideas: • Offering contest, surveys,

promotions, or taste-testing • Providing information to

families to encourage consumption of healthy foods at home

• Posting nutrition and health posters

Nutrition Education

• Integrating nutrition into health education classes

• Promote skill development • Integrating nutrition into

core subjects

Physical Activity Ideas: • Amount and frequency of

PE • Fitness assessments • Bike/walk to school

Other School-Based Activities • HealthierUS School Challenge • Staff wellness trainings • Sponsor health fairs • School gardens

Fun ways to promote nutrition and physical activity at your elementary or middle school

• Ideas for 20 themed events

• Spotlights of real-life events

• Ways to team up for success

Team Nutrition Popular Events Idea Booklet

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov

Policies for Food and Beverage Marketing

• Market/advertise only Smart Snacks • On school campus • During the school day

Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help!

• Audience-tested communications tools to engage school community in wellness efforts: – Teachers – Principals – Parents – Foodservice Managers – Students

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov

*New* Team Nutrition LWP Resource • Currently in development • Expected Fall 2016 (check Team Nutrition Web site) • Customizable templates! • Contains:

– Letter to principal – Parent flyer (English and Spanish) – Presentation for staff – Presentation for parents – Newsletter article and social media posts

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov

Follow Us on @TeamNutrition

Free Materials

Contact Team Nutrition

Email: TeamNutrition@fns.usda.gov @TeamNutrition

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov

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Maryland Team Nutrition Grants

2014 Wellness Champions for Change

Goal: To create and maintain a healthy school environment by enhancing wellness policy implementation and monitoring in

schools by providing (1) training, (2) technical assistance, and (3) resources

Wellness Leaders: Champions for Change

Intervention Design LEAs

A Schools

Technical Assistance

Stipends/Grants

Wellness Champion Training

B Schools

Stipends/Grants

Wellness Champion Training

C Schools

Stipends/Grants

Creating Sustainable Change Anne Arundel County Public Schools – 1998

Team Nutrition Grant Tooty Fruity Veggie Weggie Grant

Partnership between that health department and the school system to pilot fruit and vegetable tasting events and physical activities in four schools.

A small but positive change was seen in fruit and vegetable consumption and reported physical activity when the pre and post-test data were compared. Based on the success of the pilot program, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health funded an expanded program for Fiscal Year 2000 and 2001

Cultivating Communities of Wellness

Building Classroom & Cafeteria Connections October 2016

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Located in Annapolis Maryland

Fifth Largest School System in Maryland

Among the top 50 Largest in the country

School Sites – 118

Student Enrollment – 81,288

How Can You Build Classroom and Cafeteria Connections?

Myth It is not possible to connect the two

Fact It is possible with internal and external partners

Tasting of the Greens

Tasting of the Rainbow

Wellness Toolkit

Social Media

Tasting of the Greens

Partner with Department of Health

Team up with PTA

Provide PTA Guide

Purchase Produce from Food & Nutrition

Expand Colors of the Rainbow each year

Participation is for the entire school

Connect students to nutrition messages

Tasting Of The Greens

Tasting of the Rainbow

New Fruit or Vegetable is offered to all students buying school lunch on the first Friday of each month

Offered in all 118 schools and advertised on the morning announcements

Tasting of the Rainbow

Introduce new food items and often add to the five week cycle menu

Expand program to include video announcement on location of farm

Enhance produce items to local produce only

Include students in the nutrition facts segment of the video

Tasting of the Rainbow - Strawberry

https://youtu.be/TdsQ0FM5I20

Tasting of the Rainbow – Yellow Watermelon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc53JEY37qw

Wellness Toolkit

Follow CDC School Health Model, including all ten components

Available to all 10,000 + employees

Provide resources to create healthy students, healthy schools and cultivate communities of wellness

Wellness Toolkit

AACPS Employee Intranet

https://intranet.aacps.org/Dept/Wellness/Toolkit/Pages/Default.aspx

Social Media – AACPS-TV Food 4 Thought TV Show – Farm to School

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL63heeIfctOtKcLNj8VY0AwDqdagdQAQb&v=kvvDr8esSOo

Social Media – AACPS-TV

Twitter Account - @aacpscuisine

Questions